China Roars, but at what cost

Below is an excellent article by the New York Times on the problem of pollution in China.

As train of "progress" continues to chug on, one must ask the question "but at what price". Let's hope it is not at the expense of our future generations.

Perhaps the following quote superbly articulated by Tolkien, through the mouth of Gandalf can instruct us in the manner of living with regards to our environmental responsibility:

"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule."